Director of Academic Excellence, 2 Hour Learning (Remote) - $400,000/year USD

You've shaped academic strategy, owned outcomes, and led from the front—not from a distance. When it comes to learning science, you've gone beyond theory: you've built proven systems, delivered measurable results, and earned the credibility to represent your work on the largest stages. If that describes you, 2 Hour Learning is seeking its Director of Academic Excellence.2 Hour Learning has developed a model enabling students to learn twice as quickly in just two hours per day. This is made possible through AI-powered tutoring, mastery-based progression, and a complete rethinking of traditional classroom design. The outcomes speak for themselves. We now need a leader to align execution across varied school models, elevate academic standards, and serve as the public ambassador for a movement built on rigorous learning science.This is a leadership mandate, not an academic theory position. You will direct academic strategy in action, establish clear performance standards, surface execution challenges, and coach high-performing teams toward measurable impact. You will bridge our scientific foundation with operational rigor and champion this model before audiences worldwide.What You Will Be DoingDeveloping academic frameworks that convert learning science principles into actionable guidance for curriculum design, motivational systems, and application development.Conducting academic execution reviews with Heads of Academics to ensure school teams remain aligned, accountable, and performance-driven.Analyzing data, interviews, and direct observation to produce academic ecosystem reviews that identify the most critical barriers to accelerated learning and recommend targeted interventions.Ensuring strategic alignment by establishing planning cycles, feedback mechanisms, and milestone tracking that keep student learning outcomes front and center.Serving as the public face of 2 Hour Learning at premier forums—from keynote presentations to meetings with Ministries of Education—advancing systemic transformation in global education.What You Won’t Be DoingEngaging in isolated curriculum initiatives that fail to create system-wide impact.Producing theoretical research disconnected from measurable student outcomes or operational execution.Offloading accountability for performance to mid-level managers or external consultants.Depending on institutional reputation or abstract theory to win over critical stakeholders.Director Of Academic Excellence Key ResponsibilitiesExpand and strengthen 2 Hour Learning's established academic model by aligning execution across school sites, raising leadership performance standards, and serving as the authoritative public voice of a movement founded on rigorous science and demonstrated results.Basic RequirementsAdvanced degree (Masters or Ph.D) in Learning Science, Educational Psychology, Instructional Design, or a related fieldAt least 7 years in academic or EdTech leadership roles, leading a team of staff/employees (not an informal peer leader role, such as grade-level lead); you must have been responsible for hiring, monitoring performance, coaching, and making termination decisionsExperience driving learning outcomes for students and upholding student performance standardsExperience applying AI or emerging technologies to improve education, such as through personalized learning, adaptive learning, AI agents, etc.Experience managing academic teams of 50+ people (e.g., the teams you managed directly executed curriculum, instruction, or assessment)Experience interacting directly with students, teachers, or school leaders in a professional settingAbout 2 Hour LearningEducation is broken, but 2 Hour Learning is proving it doesn’t have to be. They’re tearing down the outdated one-size-fits-all model and replacing it with AI-driven personalized learning that helps kids master academics in just two hours a day.With students consistently ranking in the top 1-2% nationally and the top 20% achieving an astonishing 6.5x growth, they’re proving that smarter learning is possible. At 2 Hour Learning, it’s talent and performance that matter. They offer a dynamic, on-campus and remote-friendly environment where innovators, educators, and AI specialists can be a part of fixing a broken school system.2 Hour Learning is reprogramming learning for the AI era.Here’s How They’re Fixing It.There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited. Hit the Apply button if you found this interesting and want to learn more. We look forward to meeting you!Working with usThis is a full-time (40 hours per week), long-term position. The position is immediately available and requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with Crossover as a Contractor of Record. The compensation level for this role is $200 USD/hour, which equates to $400,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly. Consult www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.Crossover Job Code: LJ-5595-US-COUNTRY-DirectorofAcad2.012